ENT Flashcards

1
Q

Which cranial nerve transfers stimuli from the cochlea to the auditory center?

A

CN VIII (n. vestibulocochlearis, vestibulocochlear nerve - from n. vestibularis and n. cochlearis)

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2
Q

What are Frenzel glasses for?

A

Suspension of fixation

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3
Q

Which are basic balance organ tests?

A

Romberg
Blind walking
Head impulse

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4
Q

Which are objective hearing tests?

A

Tympanometry
Stapedius reflex test
BERA

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5
Q

What is the stapedius reflex for?

A

It protects the cochlea from too loud noises

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6
Q

What is the treatment method for othaematoma?

A

In an acute case, an X-shaped incision, drainage of the blood and a compression bandage

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7
Q

Which syndrome is typical of this set of symptoms: severe pain in the ear, fever, bulging
vascular inflamed eardrum, hearing loss?

A

Acute purulent otitis

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8
Q

How long does a Meniere’s vertigo attack last?

A

2-6 hours

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9
Q

What focal symptoms occur in connection with chronic tonsillitis?

A

rheumatic fever, nephritis, pericarditis

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10
Q

What is Reinke’s edema?

A

non-inflammatory chronic edema of the vocal cords

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